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How to Install Monstra CMS with Apache on AlmaLinux 8

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Monstra CMS is a modern and lightweight Content Management System. It is easy to install, upgrade and use. In this article, we are going to learn how to install Monstra CMS on AlmaLinux 8. So, let’s get started.

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Pre-requisites

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• A system with AlmaLinux 8 installed and running.

• root access to the system.

Once you're all set, we'll proceed with Monstra CMS installation and configuration.

Install Apache & PHP

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Let's begin with installing Apache and PHP. Install using the below codes.

yum install httpd httpd-tools php php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-zip php-json -y

Enable services

systemctl enable httpd

systemctl start httpd

systemctl status httpd

Enable Firewall

firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http

firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=https

firewall-cmd --reload

Install Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate

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Next we will install Let's Encrypt SSL cert so we can have the domain running on HTTPS.
You can refer the following link for instructions on how to Install Let's Encrypt.

Download Monstra CMS

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Download Monstra CMS from official website : Click here.

cd /var/www/html/

mkdir monstra

cd /var/www/html/monstra

wget https://monstra.org/monstra-3.0.4.zip

unzip monstra-3.0.4.zip

mv monstra-3.0.4 monstra

rm monstra-3.0.4.zip

cd monstra

Setting up File Permissions

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Let's make the folders readable.

chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/monstra/monstra

chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/monstra/monstra

chcon -R -t httpd_sys_content_rw_t /var/www/html/monstra/monstra

Configuring Apache vHost

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Create a new apache configuration file dev3.domainhere.info.conf for the domain with the following command:

vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/dev3.domainhere.info.conf

Add the following codes:

<VirtualHost *:80>

ServerName dev3.domainhere.info
ServerAlias dev3.domainhere.info
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/monstra/monstra

<Directory /var/www/html/monstra/monstra/>
    Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
</Directory>

ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/dev3.domainhere.info-error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/dev3.domainhere.info-access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Change dev3.domainhere.info with Your Domain Name.

Now, press the Esc key, and type in :wq! and press the Enter key to save and exit the file.

Now, restart & check the apache with the following commands:

systemctl restart httpd

systemctl status httpd

Configuring Monstra CMS

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Now open the URL from your browser, this will redirect you to configuring the final parts of the Monstra CMS installation.

https://dev3.domainhere.info

Replace the dev3.domainhere.info with the actual IP or domain configured on the server.

Now you have successfully installed Monstra CMS with Apache on AlmaLinux 8.